UAE News Agency (WAM), Saturday 5 Jun 2010
Ghobash Heads UAE Delegation To ILO Conference In Geneva
Geneva, WAM:
The annual 69th session of the International Labor Organization (ILO) commenced
in Geneva. The UAE is taking part at the conference with high profile delegation
headed by Labor Minister Saqr Ghobash.
The delegation included representatives from the ministries of Labor, Interior
and Justice, who are participating in the general and committee meetings.
The current session will discuss reports on the social policies and the latest
reports on conditions of labor in Palestine and the occupied Arab territories.
The committees will also tackle issues of domestic workforce, effects of
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), impact of the World Financial Crisis
on labor market and 1989 declaration on the basic rights in work environment.
The UAE delegation is fully coordinating with the Arab States of Gulf
Cooperation Council at the ILO conference to adopt unified positions.
WAM/MN